THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, JAnuARy 20, 2023 Page 7 City ambulance awaits City Council approval 425r Broadway, Saugus Located adjacent to Kohls Plaza Route 1 South in Saugus at the intersection of Walnut St. We are on MBTA Bus Route 429 781-231-1111 We are a Skating Rink with Bowling Alleys, Arcade and two TV’s where the ball games are always on! PUBLIC SKATING SCHEDULE 12-8 p.m. Sunday The city may be obtaining a firefighter ambulance-based service for Basic Life Support – an idea most councillors appeared to be onboard with during last Monday’s City Council meeting at City Hall. This city ambulance, which is stationed at the Hancock Street station, will be seen along the road for training, and possibly Basic Life Support calls, if the proposal passes. If it does, Fire Chief Scott Dalrymple said, the ambulance should be up and running within the next three to four months. Councillors said the response time for this city ambulance would be approximately 10 minutes faster than that of private ambulance services. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) LOW-INCOME | FROM PAGE 1 erett students are identified as low income to the state average’s 42 percent. “That’s not a static number and does change over time,” Superintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani said. “The pandemic has caused a global economic crisis that has exacerbated poverty.” Tahiliani said many households have four to five students living in one household, and that could include multiple families living together to make ends meet. The numbers are slightly up COYOTES | FROM PAGE 6 threat to humans. There has been only one coyote attack on a human reported in Massachusetts in the past 50 years: in July of 1998, on four-yearold Daniel Neal of Sandwich, Mass., while he was playing on his swing set. Nationwide, there are under 10 attacks on humans per year, despite the five million-plus coyote number nationwide. While coyote attacks on humans are so rare, they are a serious threat to other wildlife, including domestic pets. Coyotes see domestic pets like cats and dogs as a food source. Any other wildlife is considered the same by coyotes. from last year’s 74.40 percent. In 2020-2021, 61.10 percent of Everett’s students were identified as low income. In 20172018, the number was even lower at 50.80 percent. The state’s average was 32 percent back then. Tahiliani said low-income students are four times more likely to miss 10 percent or more of eligible school days, defined as chronic absenteeism, than peers who aren’t in that category. She added that could also affect MCAS scores, which she will discuss at the February meeting. “Our students and staff do While coyotes have been around for about one million years, according to experts, it is a fairly new phenomenon for them to be appearing in such large numbers in urban settings. Loss of habitat through construction projects continues to expand into coyotes’ natural habitat. As coyotes move closer to more densely populated areas, the animals are still on the hunt for food. They could be hunting for scraps of food or pets. Information on these points and others regarding coyotes will be presented at “Living with Coyotes” on January 26. The event is free of charge and there is no preregistration required. the best that they can each day, but we do want to remain cognizant of these numbers,” Tahiliani said. Ward 3 School Committee member Jeanne Cristiano said those figures are alarming. “I’d like everybody to take another look at that slide,” Cristiano said. “Now 80 percent of our kids are coming from really low-income homes.” Cristiano said they need to come together to come up with more solutions since she said they owe so much to those young men and women. Monday Tuesday $9.00 Price includes Roller Skates Rollerblades/inline skates $3.00 additional cost Private Parties 7:30-11 p.m. $10.00 Price includes Roller Skates Adult Night 18+ Only Wednesday Thursday Friday Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Private Parties Private Parties 4-11 p.m. Saturday 12-11 p.m. $9.00 $9.00 Everyone must pay admission after 6 p.m. Sorry No Checks - ATM on site Roller skate rentals included in all prices Inline Skate Rentals $3.00 additional BIRTHDAY & PRIVATE PARTIES AVAILABLE www.roller-world.com Advocate Online: www.advocatenews.net
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